Rawalpindi police tear off women's clothes during gambling den raid

RAWALPINDI: Police here in the city became embroiled in another case of cruelty after they were seen tearing off women's clothes during a raid on an alleged gambling den, according to closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage obtained by Geo News on Sunday.

Police carried out the raid at the house based on a tip-off about a gambling den here in Rawalpindi's Banni locality.

The video shows officers of the Banni police station breaking into and entering the house, beating and fighting the women present there, and then tearing off their clothes.

The Banni police station officers are also seen dragging those present in the house into the street outside, according to the video.

People in the neighbourhood expressed their concern about the incident and have appealed to Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar to take notice of the latest case of police cruelty.